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South India's 1st Kisan Rail Launch

The inaugural run of the Anantapur - New Delhi Kisan Rail, South India's first and country's second Kisan Rail service, was flagged off on September 9, 2020 through video link by the Union Minister of Agriculture and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The Kisan Rail service will transport agricultural products from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi, helping farmers increase incomes and strengthening the agricultural economy. The inaugural train carried 332 tons of fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, bananas, oranges, papaya, melons and mangoes.

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South India's 1st Kisan Rail Launch

The inaugural run of the Anantapur - New Delhi Kisan Rail, South India's first and country's second Kisan Rail service, was flagged off on September 9, 2020 through video link by the Union Minister of Agriculture and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The Kisan Rail service will transport agricultural products from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi, helping farmers increase incomes and strengthening the agricultural economy. The inaugural train carried 332 tons of fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, bananas, oranges, papaya, melons and mangoes.

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The inaugural run of Anantapur - New Delhi Kisan Rail which is South

India’s 1st and country’s 2nd Kisan Rail was flagged off on 9 September,
2020 through video link by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of
Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj,
and Shri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The
Union Minister of State for Railways, Shri Suresh C. Angadi presided the
programme.

Some facts about Anantapur- New Delhi Kisan Rail


- It will run between Anantapur in Guntakal Division of South Central
Railway and Adarsh Nagar in Delhi. The train transport agriculture
products from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar Railway
Station in New Delhi. 
- According to Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the Kisan Rail will help in
strengthening the agricultural economy and will play a big role in doubling
the farmers' income by 2022. He also said that in the Union Budget, Kisan
Rail was announced for transportation of Agri Products and the
government will soon launch the Kisan Udan program to boost
horticulture. As per Shri Jagan Mohan reddy, the state's popular fruits will
now be able to reach other areas in the country easily. 

- South India’s 1st Kisan Rail train service between Anantapur - New Delhi
will cover a distance of 2150 kms in 40 hours.
- The rake is loaded with 14 parcel vans – 04 vans load meant for
Nagpur and another 10 Vans load for Adarsh Nagar – totalling 332
tonnes. 
What is PM SVANidhi Scheme?
- The inaugural Kisan Rail is loaded with tomato, bananas, sweet orange,
papaya, muskmelons, and mangoes.

- It caters to the requirements of small farmers and traders for


transportation of their perishable produces like fruits and vegetables.

- It will take less time and cost in comparison to road transport. Also,


ensuring less damage to the farm produce while transportation.
- The Kisan Rail is basically introduced to give priority to the farming
sector and to facilitate transportation of perishable agricultural products
to several market places across the country. 

- Anantapur is fast becoming the Fruit Bowl of Andhra Pradesh.


- More than 80% of the 58 lakh MT of fruits & vegetables in the district is
marketed out of the state, mainly to the north Indian States of Delhi, UP,
Punjab, and Haryana among others. A large proportion of fruits and
vegetables produced in Anantapur are transported out of the state. Let us
tell you that earlier it was transported by roadways. But starting a Kisan
Rail will be particularly helpful in benefitting the small farmers and
traders.

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